DANGER TO TRAFFIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 920, 13 March 1930, Page 9

DANGER TO TRAFFIC

PILES ON RAILWAY BRIDGES A.A.A. TAKES ACTION The danger to road traffic caused b the piles of railway bridges beiru placed too close together in the road • way was stressed at last eveninc meeting of the Auckland Automob:' j Association Council, and it was de eided to approach the Main Highwa> I Board with a view to elimination of th< j menace. A copy of a letter forwarded by iS • Huntly Town Board to Mr. W. Le Martin, M.P.. member for Raglan, tv a . received. It was stated that the com bined railway and traffic bridge on ti • Great South Road at Huntly was ; danger to traffic as the piles were ban ; situated. The chairman, Mr. A. Grayson. san there was room for two vehicles i 1 pass abreast between the piles, bu there was little to spare. There wa ; no light on the piles and. as the bridge was at a turn in the road* it was par tieularly dangerous at night-time j There had already been one acciden ! there. It was pointed out that other bridge- . nearer Auckland were also dangerou> notably at Wiri. Manurewa. Ngaiua , wahia and Drury. j A suggestion to the Main Ilighwa' Board that the question of the Huntl\ bridge should be taken up with th. Railway Department was adopted, s.ru b. was decided to send a letter to t ia ! effect. It was decided to write to the Alin ■ster ot Public "Works seeking the provision of a first-class road betwoer , Rotorpa and Taupo. It was stated tha j a promise to put down a good roa< j was made by the Government in viev of the stoppage of the Taupo rai!\va> On the recommendation of the tour ing manager it was decided to reques the Minister of Public "Works to male j a grant available for the metalling o the northern section of the new roat bet wen Rotorua and Waikaremor.na